Page 22-Thursday, Decerniber 9, 1982-The Michigan Daily v 9 9 9 9W The night UCLA clinched a Rose Bowl bid; the wait and the ecstasy The Michigan Daily-Thursday, De A rematch of a remat 'M'-UCLA to battle for By RON POLLACK In the end, it was all rather simple. To be sure, the X's and 0's being drawn up on the sidelines of the Tucson-based stadium were complex. But the Pac-Ten's half of the Rose Bowl race was quite uncomplicated. UCLA HAD finished the season the previous weekend by nipping arch-rival USC, 20-19, in the final seconds of the game. And that set up the November 28 Arizona State-Arizona nighttime confrontation. If favored Arizona State won, it would face Michigan in the Rose Bowl. If the Sun Devils lost to the hated Wildcats, 9-1-1 UCLA would be smelling the sweet, fragrant aroma of those wonderful roses. Early in the fourth quarter, Arizona held a com- manding 26-0 lead and things were looking grim in- deed for Arizona State. But early in the fourth quar- ter, this seemingly indestructable lead was starting to crumble as the Wildcats' lead wilted to 26-10. Driving back to school on this long Thanksgiving weekend, UCLA defensive back Tom Sullivan was forced to control his emotions as well as the steering wheel. When Arizona built its huge 26-point lead, there was a delicious sense of excitement. As Arizona State narrowed the gap, the senior had a few agonizingly anxious moments. "IT WAS definitely a nail-biter," said Sullivan. "Arizona jumped out to a big lead and when I was driving back to Westwood, I heard Arizona State coming back on the radio. So it was definitely a nail- biter." At least it was for most concerned. Arizona and Arizona State undoubtedly battled a sickening battle of nerves as the game tightened up. But one man who had much to gain from the proceedings going on in Tucson maintained an icy coolness throughout. The man was Bruins' head coach Terry Donahue. OH, HE WAS calm and collect all right. But he was also oblivious and completely uninformed for much of the game. Despite the impact this clash had on his team, Donahue was not in attendance. Nor was he watching the game on TV or listening to the radio. Instead, he retreated to a condominium in Palm Springs, Calif. "I didn't want to put my wife and my daughters through any more wrenching experiences after the USC game-no more drama or trauma for us," said Donahue. But didn't he even feel the slightest twinge of curiosity? Didn't he even feel compelled to flick on the radio for just the briefest of moments to find out the score? "WE FIGURED that at about 9:30 we'd hear," said Donahue. "The doorbell rang then and it was my brother, Dan, holding an Arizona banner. He told us that Arizona was up by 18 (28-10) with nine minutes to go. "Then (former UCLA Associate Athletic Director) Angelo Mazzone called me with a minute left and he hung on the phone until it was over." With Mazzone excitedly rattling off play-by-play, Donahue learned that Arizona had won, 28-18, thrusting his squad into the Rose Bowl. "IT JUST feels like the culmination of seven years work," he said that night. "I don't feel we backed into it because I felt we had the best team in the conferen- ce. In 1977 and 1981 nobody said Washington backed in when I got beat in our last game. We played the same teams everyone else did." While Bruin players and coaches gleefully celebrated, Donahue kidded that his wife might be just a touch upset with the sudden turn of events. "My wife might be disappointed at missing a trip to Hawaii," he said, noting that UCLA would have played'in the Aloha Bowl had Arizona State won its season finale. "But I told her I'd take her on my own We'll by up all night boogying." Far less exuberant after the game was Michigan head coach Bo Schembechler who was scrutinizing the Arizona State squad from the press box. "SURPRISED . . . I can't say I'm really sur- prised," he said as he watched the delirious Wildcat fans rip down the goal posts. "You can almost count on the upset in this kind of game." While he wasn't surprised by Arizona's upset vic- tory, he could hardly have expected the wild and woolly scramble that was the Pac Ten race in the final days of the season. "We've had quite a week, really," said Schem- bechler. "We've gone from (thinking his squad would play) Washington, to Arizona State, to UCLA. So what's the difference? It's the Rose Bowl, isn't it? Doesn't really matter who you play as long as you get in. Just being in the Rose Bowl will be incentive enough for our team." a mg%"Fmwmww wo _.: . r * . -. _ . t. M _~My. «4[ .;- rte r . hr k ",a / c , k aq . 5 F Si! third time in By RON POLLACK Michigan versus UCLA, take three. Within a period of a year plus a day, the Wolverines and Bruins will have faced each other three times. That's right, three times. AT FIRST, glance, it might be a bit difficult to stifle a yawn. After all, who wants to see the same old match-up when New Year's Day is overflowing with gridiron battles both interesting and fresh in nature. Well, take a second look. Michigan- UCLA may no longer be fresh, but if their third bout is anything like the first two there should be enough offense to excite even the most composed of fans. Michigan 33, UCLA 14 Bluebonnet Bowl Houston, Texas December 31, 1981 Bo Schembechler became Michigan's head coach in 1969. Yet, it wasn't until January 1, 1981 that one of his clubs finally won a bowl game-a 23-6 Rose Bowl win over Washington. Finding the experience rather en- joyable, the Wolverines repeated the task on December 31 of the same year, thrashing the Bruins, 33-14. "TWO BOWL games in one year, that will shock the football world," said a beaming Schembechler after the Bluebonnet Bowl win over UCLA. "I was proud as I could be of our club." And well he should have been proud of the accomplishments of a number of his players. " First and foremost, there was the performance of senior tailback Butch Woolfolk. Woolfolk, playing in his last game ever as a Wolverine, rushed for 186 yards and ran off with Most Valuable Player honors. "I FELT GOOD for myself and the team,' said. Woolfolk, who is Michigan's all-time leading rusher. "I'm really sad, but happy at the same time. I've left here without any injuries and I've had four great years. It got to me toward the end, knowing that I'll never be wearing a Michigan uniform again. * Another senior who went out with a bang was linebacker Ben Needham, who was accorded Defensive MVP honors for his team-high 11 tackles. "I was in heaven," said Needham. "It was my last game for Michigan, and it couldn't have been better, winning the MVP. It was one of my better games ever." * Flanker Anthony Carter and quar- terback Steve Smith also had big games. Smith completed nine of 15 passes for 152 yards. Carter hauled in six of those passes for 127 yards. ARCADE BARBERS e Redken "MNexus exK.M.S. 6 Nickels Arcade 665-7894- 366 days WITH THE Wolverines up, 3-0, the Smith-to-Carter connection went to work, with the quarterback hitting his fleet receiver in stride two steps beyond a beaten UCLA team defender for a 50- yard touchdown strike. "When I came up to the line, I could see the defense was in a man-to-man coverage," said Smith. "I figured it would work, and it did. It was the first time we checked off at the line and we tried it two or three other times, but it didn't work." Going into the fourth quarter, Michigan only led 13-7, but proceeded to outscore the Bruins, 20-7. NOTING. THIS statistic, offensive tackle Ed Muransky said: "We out- conditioned them. We had a curfew the whole time, and UCLA didn't. They were out having a good time. We had our good time out there tonight." UCLA 31, M]Whigan 27 Ann Arbor September 26, 1982 Just as the Wolverines had a good time in Houston, the Bruins had a good time this day in Ann Arbor. For a while, though, it looked as if Michigan would continue to run roughshod over UCLA. The Wolverines built a 21-0 lead in the first half and went into the locker room at halftime up by the score of 24-14. "I WAS real quiet when it was 21-0," said UCLA head coach Terry Donahue. "I thought it was going to be worse than the Bluebonnet Bowl." A repeat of the Bluebonnet Bowl was not meant to be, however, and the Bruins went on to win, 31-27. "I was perhaps more emotional than my players were," said Donahue. "I really wanted to beat Schembechler and Michigan to atone for that New Year's Eve embarrassment. I know See MICHIGAN, Page 10 Although UCLA was able to move the ball thre Michigan at will when the two teams met earlier this st not be said of its ground game. The Bruins could o rushing on 44 attempts. 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